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'''Haldar''' was the son of [[Haldad]], who would have followed his father as [[Chieftain of the Haladin]] had not both been lost in an [[Orc]]-raid. Haldar's sister [[Haleth]] took up the rule of her people, but she died childless, and Haldar's descendants became the lords of the people now known as the [[People of Haleth]].
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'''Haldar''' was a [[Man]] of the [[Haladin]] who dwelled in [[Thargelion]]. He was the son of [[Haldad]] and brother of [[Haleth]] and had a son, [[Haldan]].


His family survived an [[Orc]] attack against his people. His father built a [[Gelion-Ascar Stockade|stockade]] in defense. In the ensuing siege their food was exhausted, and Haldad was slain during a sortie against the attacking Orcs. Haldar rushed to recover his father's body, and was slain as well.
Haldar thus did not live to succeed his father as [[Chieftain of the Haladin]]. It was his sister [[Haleth]] who took up the rule of her people, but she died childless, and Haldar's son Haldan and his descendants became the rulers of the people later known as the [[House of Haleth]].<ref>{{S|West}}</ref>
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Haldar
Adan
Biographical Information
LocationThargelion
LanguageMannish dialect
BirthF.A. 341[1]
Thargelion
DeathF.A. 375[1]
Battle of the Gelion-Ascar Stockade
Family
HouseHaladin
ParentageHaldad
SiblingsHaleth (twin)
ChildrenHaldan
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Haldar

Haldar was a Man of the Haladin who dwelled in Thargelion. He was the son of Haldad and brother of Haleth and had a son, Haldan.

His family survived an Orc attack against his people. His father built a stockade in defense. In the ensuing siege their food was exhausted, and Haldad was slain during a sortie against the attacking Orcs. Haldar rushed to recover his father's body, and was slain as well.

Haldar thus did not live to succeed his father as Chieftain of the Haladin. It was his sister Haleth who took up the rule of her people, but she died childless, and Haldar's son Haldan and his descendants became the rulers of the people later known as the House of Haleth.[2]

Genealogy

 
 
Haldad
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HALDAR
 
Haleth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Haldan
 
 
 
 

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West (Chapter 14)", p. 237
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West"